Mst. Razia Begum vs Gurbaksh Lal Sarin — 1969 PLD 850

Citation: 1969 PLD 850

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-12-31

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1969 Lah. 850

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s):Waheeduddin Ahmad, Hamoodur Rahman, Mujibur Rahman Khan, Sajjad JUDGMENT Reported As: PLD 1971 Supreme Court 97 Result: Appeal dismissed Judgment JUDGMENT WAHIDUDDIN AHMAD, J.--This appeal by special leave is directed against the judgment of the West Pakistan High Court, Lahore, in Writ Petition No, 993 of 1960, dated the 19th September 1961. By this judgment the writ petition was allowed and a writ of certiorari was issued to quash the order of the Custodian of Evacuee Property, Lahore, in Review Application No, 34 of 1960 and Review Application No, 73 of 1960. It has arisen in the following circumstances :- The property in dispute is 366 kanals and 4 marks of land situated in village Kot Mathra Dass, Tehsil Chunian, District Lahore. It belonged to respondent No, 2 Gurbaksh Lal Sarin son of Lala Lachhman Dass. Respondent No, 1 Mst. Razia Begum is the daughter of Lala Lachhman Dass. In 1940, she embraced Islam and married Dr. Zahiruddin Alvi. At the time of Partition, Dr. Zahiruddin Alvi was posted at Larkana as District Health Officer. His mother-in-law and brother-in-law were also staying with him. They embraced Islam and started residing with respondent No, 1 who was appointed as a Lecturer in the Lahore College for Women in October 1947. Respondent No, 2, on embracing Islam, adopted the name of Abdul Ghafoor Sarin and got married to respondent No, l's sister-in-law Rashida Begum. Respondent No, 2 owned considerable…

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